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KDE 4.2 out, not just for enthusiasts say developers

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 5 comments
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It’s been a while in the coming but KDE 4.2 is here. The latest release of the popular desktop environment packs a truck-full of improvements over earlier releases and developers are saying that KDE 4.2 is the best choice for all users, not just KDE enthusiasts. Previous releases of KDE 4x have sparked controversy in the open source community over its suitability as a general purpose desktop.

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I read a review of KDE 4.2 on windows and the reviewer said that he couldn't get any sound out of Amarok.

My wife has to use windows at work and doesn't like any of the media players she has found for it, WMP is junk, iTunes is annoying, etc. But she likes Amarok. I don't know if the sound stuff is generally broken or just in the reviewers case.
I have a copy of XP on VirtualBox, I can set up KDE4.2 on that.
I've tried KDE on XP on Virtualbox and my main gripe was it was slow. (I don't think that's a virtual machine thing, other things were fine. Well fine by Windows' standards!)
Cross-platform music players that work well on Windows: Songbird Aqualung (might appeal particularly to old Jethro Tull fans) Foobar2000

All-round media player: VLC; and for use on locked-down work machines: VLC portable (www.portableapps.com)
> Cross-platform music players that work well on Windows:

Zinf, though the version is rather old.

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